I start too walk toward him, I would run but the carriage is too small.
As soon as grandpa haymitch sees me he smiles and puts his arms up for a hug I run into his arms and I hug him as hard as I can.
" Oh kiddo you have grown since the last time i saw you" he points out
" well I haven't seen you in 3 years of course I would have changed" I say and let out a laugh and he lets one out as well
"I have missed u will" he says more serious this time. He calls me will because when I was younger he would wind me up because will was a boys name.
"why didn't you visit grandpa" I ask returning with a serious tone
He looks away and replays with "it's hard for me to come back I'm worried I'll start drinking again and I'll have flash backs and I'm all alone in my house I get scared. I probably sound like a pussy right now" he looks at me to see what I think about it.
" Oh grandpa hay, we will help you if you start drinking again, you can come live with us till u feel less scared or forever I'm sure mum and dad won't mind" I say and give him a smile.
grandpa looks at me smiling and I know he wants to come back, he pulls me into a hug and whispers thanks to me. I return the hug and whisper back "that's what family are for"
we break the hug and catch up.
so as you have probably guessed I am Willow Mellark, I am 16 years old and my brother, Rye is 14 in two days. My parents are Peeta and Katniss Mellark, they won the 74th hunger games and mother was the face of the rebellion but that's about as much as I know. I don't know anything about there time during the games they won't tell me or Rye. There is a large cabinet in the dinning room filled with all these different objects and pictures and a big book. There is things like a pearl and a locket and a bow and arrow. Rye and I aren't aloud to go in the cabinet which pisses me off, I am 16 I should know about my parents past. Every time I mention the games Dads face goes pale and my mum try's to change the subject. My Dad has these bad moments my mother says he gets flashbacks from the games and its hard to handle. I get it they don't like what that have been put through but surely they should let their own children know.
after talking to grandpa hay I realise I'm at four and he says he will call tonight to arrange some thing I hug him once again and quickly get off the train to meet Robbie.
i look over the crowd of people and standing doing exactly the same thing is Robbie, his face makes me laugh as he has not found me yet. I yell his name and stick my hand in the air. He finally sees me and we push though the crowd to meet each other. He pulls me into a hug to say our hellos.
"You smell good" I say to him after the hug
"do I now" he replys with a wink
"yeah like boys" i say grinning
We both burst out laughing for no complete reason. He punches me not that hard in the shoulder but I pretend it hurt. I started hobbling along the sidewalks
"A MAN IS GOING DOWN I NEED BACK UP NOW" Robbie shouts down the street
this makes me laugh as u start to walk normally again. Nothing seems awkward between us as we walk the rest of the walk to the pier in silence.
when I get to the pier I see Annie and I run and give her a big hug she starts laughing as I start to lift her up.
"Willow put me down " Annie says laughing
"fine what ever you say aunt Annie" I huff and giggle
"Right you two stop messing around and help me get this boat in" aunt Annie says as a nearby fishing boat rocks in.
" morning Mr fenefic, how was your catch, get any good fish this morning?" I ask
Mr fenefic is a regular he goes fishing every morning and always finishes as I arrive to the pier, he is always Robbie and i's first boat. For every boat we help we get £2:50 which isn't that bad. I use the money to buy food for the homeless and family's that need the help in 12, my family is one of the richest since we are living in the victors village but some aren't this lucky.
" it was really good I got 15 fish altogether, if I sell all today I should be able to make around £16" he says with such joy.
its been about 6 hours and I tell Robbie I'm going to go home he nods and gives me a hug Fare well
I go over to aunt Annie and get my pay for today's work, I thank her and give her a hug but this time I keep her to the floor.
I run to go and catch my train. The train back is longer we have to go all the way to the Capitol before we turn back. When we stop at the Capitol we stop for longer as there is more people. I watch the screens that are plastered to the walls at the train station. Something comes on about the president
president Poller has unfortunately passed away due too old age her funeral we be held later today more information will be given on channel 4782, we are starting the elections for a new president tomorrow at 12 noon, the election will continue till 12noon the next day anyone over 16 can vote including 16 year old, may the odds be ever in your favour
They still use that frase "may the odds be ever in your favour" it makes me sick, the games make me sick, who came up with such thing.
The thought makes me angry and I decide to push it away. I eventually make it back to 12 for dinner.
before dinner I decide to go hunting with Rye, as Rye and I head into the dark forest I see someone, it's no one familiar so I draw my bow and Rye hides behind me
"come out of the shadow!" I say in a stern tone so the person doesn't think I'm scared
he as it happens to be steps out into the moonlight he is tall and has dark brown hair and I have no clue who he is